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Plympton Station, Devon, c. 1920
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Plympton Station, Devon, c. 1920
A view of Plympton Station, Devon, c.1920, showing a few passengers on the platforms and the station buildings.
Plympton station opened in June 1848 as part of the South Devon Railway, but closed to passengers in 1959
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
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1920 1920s Devon Disused Disused Station Station Plympton
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Step back in time with this photograph of Plympton Station in Devon, taken around 1920. The image transports us to a bygone era, as we see a few intrepid passengers waiting on the platforms, their silhouettes framed against the backdrop of the ornate station buildings. The South Devon Railway opened Plympton Station in June 1848, connecting the historic market town to the rest of the country. For over a century, the station played a vital role in the community, enabling travel to nearby cities and towns. However, by the 1950s, the railway landscape was changing, and Plympton Station eventually closed to passengers in 1959. Today, the station stands as a testament to a bygone era, its red-brick buildings and platforms now disused. This photograph, with its evocative sense of history and nostalgia, invites us to imagine the stories of the people who once passed through its doors and the journeys they embarked upon.
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